[Guild Tower, Sacred United America]
Inside an office, Ciel McGrath was reading the records of the recent unauthorized incident, luckily the entire fight was filmed by the museum's security cameras
She acquired this video after requesting it from the US branch of the hunters' association. She knew that after that she could get into trouble with the head of the guild or the president of the association if they found out, but her instincts urged her to continue forward
There were traces of light mana in the place but there was also a second one that surrounded almost the entire reception room
A second light user, that means that there were two students who had the light attribute
Although it was bad at least I wanted to meet the owners of that strange mana
-That person is…-
There was a boy who caught his attention for a few moments, he had an ordinary appearance in every way, within the video, when the Daemon appeared, the young man stepped back and simply watched the fight
But seeing Hajime being very pressured, he took a stance and began to attack him even fighting at the same level, he was giving the Daemon problems with his incredible sword skill
Suddenly another boy appeared who received the impact of an arrow, his skill exchanged positions with a target, he clapped his hands many times until the black-haired young man approached Hajime, extended his arms and the young man clapped his hands exchanging the position of the boy and the Daemon
Hajime cut his arms with his sword
The young man approached at high speed only to stab his sword and shout "Ether-Light Cannon"
In the end, the unknown young man killed the Daemon
-But how interesting... what was his name?-
Most people believe that the attack was done by Hajime, but Ciel suspected and discovered a hidden treasure. Even Hajime said in his report: "Alan damaged the Daemon more than me, I just helped him a little and then killed him."
-Alan Harwey, I remember now, he's the lowest ranking student... and to think he had such fencing skills-
*Open!
At that moment the door swung open, she was frightened and could see a woman in a suit entering her office furiously
It was the executive of the association, Lisa
She was 1.60 cm tall and had very bright green eyes. Ciel could only see a 15-meter-tall ogre. Unfortunately for her, Lisa's gaze was filled with pure anger. Ciel began to tremble as she jumped in horror
-Ah... hello Lisa, how long has it been since I last saw you? Huh?... You received the movie tickets I gave you on your birthday!-
-Yes and I loved it, now I want to know why you bribed my employees, I want an explanation, you don't know what I went through because of you-
-Wait... wait Lisa we are friends, I can explain it to you, I can...-
At that moment Lisa began to pull Ciel's ears while she screamed in pain
-Shut up-
Ciel was paralyzed with terror, her green eyes looked intense crimson red, they emanated a murderous intent that even gave her chills
-You do that again and next time, I will kill you and call the leader of your guild to give you a scolding-
After that Lisa left the office while a scared Ciel was on the floor
-God really exists~! Save me~…!-
***
Tuesday, combat training, labyrinth expedition
I was in an artificial dungeon created by Wellston, I am currently in a dark cave, my team was the same as before Mirai Shiva, Adrian, Miguel and I are currently team number 6
-Ugh, I can't see anything... Miss Shiva, can you see anything?-
Adrian asked but Shiva shook her head
We are in a dark labyrinth, the objective of the training was to go through the labyrinth full of undead monsters and reach the exit, but due to the fog created through mana and this dense darkness we were trapped
-No, I can't see anything-
-Neither can I, now it seems that we are lost-
Adrian and Miguel spoke
"Hey Alan, I can see it normally"
«Can you really see through the fog?»
"Of course, to me it seems that the fog doesn't exist and the place is illuminated by the light"
It seems that this ghost has something similar to the ability [Clairvoyance] and that was good for me, but after that I will have to investigate more about its powers
«Thanks for being my partner, but you can find the exit»
"Leave it to me"
After those words, Nameless left quickly, looking like a bullet at the speed he was going.
-I can see the road normally-
-Really?-
Miguel and Adrian were surprised but Shiva remained neutral
-Of course I can see it, through the darkness-
-Then guide us to the exit, Harwey-
Shiva said with an unkind tone
«This girl… one day I will humiliate her in front of everyone… Hey Nameless, did you find the exit?»
I spoke telepathically to my friend
"If I found it right now you must be seeing my traces"
«Traces?»
After a few seconds I could see traces of blue light that guided me to the path, apparently Nameless took advantage of this time to discover new tricks
-Fine, I will help you so just follow me!-
-He sounds very confident-
Adrian put his hand on my shoulder as if we were friends
I raised my hand and started walking forward
Everything was pretty easy, Nameless in just a few minutes had created a shortcut to the exit, we saw almost no monsters and the ones that appeared were only a few
After a few minutes we reached the exit, I could see Nameless at the end of the labyrinth, there we only saw 12 people, in other words we got fourth place
-Shiva?-
-Ah, hello Isaac-
Isaac was standing at the top, acting cold he called out to Shiva, she ran towards him with a smile marked on her face
This girl seriously has her favorites
-Team 6 come here-
Professor Nishizono who was waiting for us read in time without paying attention to Shiva's touching reunion
[Team 6: 32 minutes 21 seconds, fourth place]
At the same time we started celebrating
-It was all thanks to you, Alan, I knew I would put my faith in you I would make a miracle happen…-
-Thank you brother, you saved us!-
I started to smile at her praise, then sat down on the ground, Shiva had gone to talk to Isaac, and Hajime was lying on the ground
After 10 minutes another team arrived
"Oh, oh it's the one who insulted her brother…"
I know, don't make me feel guilty anymore
On that occasion I spoke without thinking and I was stressed out by the moment, plus I felt that if I didn't speak I would have a bitter taste in my mouth for the rest of the year
Shiva approached Hanami pretending to be happy, but all of them without exception were covered in mud and dust, they had signs of multiple blows, it seems that he fell into one of the many traps, but when I wanted to see another side I could feel his gaze, his eyes did not leave me for a second, not even blink, I felt like his cold eyes wanted to pierce my head
-… Hanami?-
He did not respond to Shiva's call
-Who led your team?-
-Ah… well Harwey-
After those words Hanami marched towards me and asked me
-What was your time?-
It was a short question but he asked in a cold way, I answered him with a brief answer
-32 minutes and 21 seconds-
At that moment Hanami clicked her tongue and then clenched her fists, usually archers or gunners are used as scouts for the team but since she had Nameless the path was easy
-It seems that you have some talent after all-
It was a clear provocation, I simply ignored it and did not let my emotions control me and then gave a mocking smile
-Ha, it's called brain Miss Hanami, besides I'm a complete weakling, a humble rank 876, I think I'm a very special hunter~ upon receiving her attention~-
Hanami was more affected by my provocation, after all a weakling like me provoking her probably wouldn't have much meaning
But I knew she would defeat me... for now, since very soon I can face her without difficulties
I just had to wait, I have to study her combat style and then use a strategy
After standing up I shook my clothes and then retreated
At that moment I could see Shiva Looking at me, her gaze reflected true interest in me, something she never showed and I never thought I would see in her
"Hey… do you really want to fight that girl?"
«I don't mind confronting him, but I won't do it now. If I do, he might defeat me and humiliate me in front of everyone, and you know very well that I don't want to be the laughing stock of the class for the rest of the year.»
After taking a deep breath, I went somewhere else so as not to be in this uncomfortable environment
**
In the middle of the night, when the owls came out to hoot, I returned to my dorm after training and passed out on my bed
-This time I'll only look at the stats and talents-
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=Statistics=
Name: Alan Harwey
Age: 17 years old
[Strength 41.95 (D)]
[Stamina 43.47 (D)]
[Speed 45.69 (D)]
[Mana 44.77 (D)]
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=Talents=
[Sword Talent]
Rank: Low-Intermediate
Efficiency: 97.9%
[Magic Talent]
Rank: Low-Intermediate
Efficiency: 96.1%
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"It won't be long before they rank up"
«Yes, finally some good news»
All my stats were close to reaching 60 points, which could already be considered C rank, and it could be said that by always using [Concentration] and [Focus], my perception improved a lot to the point that my senses were completely sharpened, it wouldn't be strange to say that I could develop [Clairvoyance] at any time
-Well, I'll be going to the Japanese countryside soon, but first…-
"First what?"
-I have to study, studying is important right now if I want to be number 1, even in theory. I still haven't given up on my idea of becoming the strongest to have a peaceful life-
"…Sometimes I don't even understand you."
**
Wednesday's theory class ended and at 2 P.M., the anti-personnel training began
In a fairly large training camp, each student met with others who promised to face
*Hit
I received a strong blow to my solar plexus from Miguel
I was very exhausted so I decided to lie down on the ground breathing violently I had just used all my strength against my friend but I have to admit that he is much more experienced in combat against people than I am
He went to get a mango soda which I also asked for myself but something unexpected happened
*Step… step… step
Suddenly I heard loud footsteps in my direction, I turned around and froze, the origin of those footsteps were Hanami who looked at me with those terrifying eyes I could see her red hair shining and her intimidating green eyes she didn't look at anyone except me
-Practice with me-
I could feel the killing intent in his voice and his cold gaze complemented it
-Are you blind? Don't you see that I'm lying on the ground and I can barely move,
besides I promised Miguel that I would be his training partner so I passed-
"Oh no, we're dead"
«Dead?»
"Literally dead, if you die I'll obviously disappear, think that's the most logical thing"
I started to sigh and then ignored my partner's words even though there were no flaws in his logic
-I don't care about that, take out your sword and fight me-
How persistent
-I don't want to-
-... Are you scared?-
These two words had a great echo, making the eyes in the training camp fall on us
Should I kill her?
-I'm not scared of you, I'm just tired and it would be a very unfair fight, are you stupid?-
«Besides, I feel like you're going to use me as a punching bag, I've been working without rest for all these months and I don't want to have this kind of training with a crazy woman»
Suddenly I could see how Hanami tightly squeezed her bow, the amount of force she put surprised me, I could even see the veins coming out of her hand
-I don't care about the fight-
-I don't want to, you can't force me-
-...Repeat that idiot-
Hanami came very close to me, she looked like a volcano that was going to explode at any moment, she was 1.68 while I was taller than the girl but for some reason she seemed bigger to me
The atmosphere worsened and more spectators gathered to watch the fight
At that moment...
-Hanami Sasaki back off!!-
The teacher intervened and began to calm things down with his authority
Teacher, thank you for helping me from this girl who is bullying me
I could see Miguel behind the teacher whistling while giving me sign language "thank me later"
«Miguel you are a true friend… thank you»
But Hanami turned around looking at the instructor
-Why should I?-
-Alan Harwey is too tired after his practice with Miguel, therefore he can't train, do you understand Hanami? If you continue like this you will receive a punishment from the management-
-…-
Professor Nishizono's words were absolute
It doesn't matter if you come from a big family or are a person of high society, if you are on this island you are in the same position as the students, that is to say you have no power on the island and all the teachers are impartial to everything
With an inappropriate look, Hanami clenched her fists at the end only giving me one last glance before leaving, the spectators also dispersed and returned to their training
"What we were saved from!!"
«You were saved!!… no!! I saved my skin this time!!"
***
Meanwhile in Japan, Hakone
A man in a white robe with the symbol of a large golden tree, his clothes were similar to those of the magicians only with a more ancient and elegant touch
He was currently inside a large cave looking at the surroundings
But what stood out most about the man was that he had a white mask with golden ornaments and only his white hair stood out
His purple eyes shone through the darkness of the cave with great interest and enthusiasm
The man walked and walked until he reached a dusty chest that inside was a black Kimono
*Snap!
The mysterious man snapped his fingers and made an egg with golden clouds appear
-Well~ with this my mission is over~!!-
The man's carefree voice echoed throughout the cave attracting a gigantic werewolf behind his back
His voice was youthful, it was that of a man who was close to 30 years old, it was calm and at the same time cheerful
-Oh no, I think I shouldn't have spoken so loud~-
The werewolf attacked the man but upon mere contact the monster's body exploded into thousands of pieces staining the entire cave with blood, in the process staining the man's clothes
-Come on man this tunic was my favorite… ha, it doesn't matter the important thing is that "he" will come no matter what, besides the Kimono is very essential for his growth, I just hope the king doesn't scold me-
Next to him was an Undead wearing a large black samurai armor with golden ornaments that completely covered his body and his helmet made him stand out a lot already that had the antlers of a moose in its design
-Well my dear friend, remember, make the boy be at the limit, it is because of his growth remember that-
The Undead nodded at the man's orders
The man in white created a huge magic circle around him and then a blinding glow covered him disappearing in white particles leaving no trace of his presence leaving only the Undead